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category | | | Notes | Elaborate expressions is a term coined by Mary Haas in the preface to her Thai-English Student's Dictionary to refer to those four syllable euphonic phrases which are so common in Thai. | category
items | ËÁÙàËç´à»ç´ä¡è | muuR hetL bpetL gaiL | [literally, "pork, mushroom, duck, chicken"] [elaborate expression referring to] many varieties of meat | | ÅéÁÅØ¡¤ÅØ¡¤ÅÒ¹ | lohmH lookH khlookH khlaanM | to muddle through; to struggle ahead; to soldier onwards | | ËÒàÈÉËÒàÅ | haaR saehtL haaR leeuyM | to pilfer | | àËÅ×ÍÍ´àËÅ×Í·¹ | leuuaR ohtL leuuaR thohnM | [is] beyond endurance; beyond all bearing | | ¿Ùè¿èÒ¿ØèÁà¿×Í | fuuF faaF foomF feuuayM | extravagant; lavish | | ªÐàÇÔ¡ªÐÇÒ¡ | chaH weerkF chaH waakF | large and deep opening; large and deep break; gorge | | ¹Í¡ÅÙè¹Í¡·Ò§ | naawkF luuF naawkF thaangM | [is] off the track; [has] gone astray | | ªÔ§äËǪԧ¾ÃÔº | chingM waiR chingM phripH | to outsmart; outwit; to gain an advantage over others | | ÊÕÊéÁÊÕáÊ´ | seeR sohmF seeR saaetL | orange color | | ´Ù¶Ù¡´Ùá¤Å¹ | duuM thuukL duuM khlaaenM | to look down upon; underestimate; disparage; disdain; slight; insult; snub; affront | | àÊ×ÍÊÔ§Ëì¡Ãзԧáô | seuuaR sing[h]R graL thingM raaetF | wily, old jackles; experienced con men (lit. tigers, lions, bulls, and rhinoceroses) | | ¡ÃШѴ¡ÃШÒ | graL jatL graL jaayM | to scatter; disperse; spread | | |
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